Wanda Jackson born in Maud, Oklahoma, 1937 (now 73)Stuart Hamblin born in Kellyville, Texas, 1908 (died 1989)Grandpa Jones born in Niagara, Kentucky, 1913 (died 1998)Merle Travis died (heart attack), 1983 (was 65)Rounder Records founded by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin, and Marian Leighton, 1970. Mr. Nowlin says this "birth" of Rounder is based on the date of their first invoice.

About Me

Independent scholar and free-lance writer since 1989, my work includes working on the Anthony Russell Country Music Records: A Discography 1921-1942 editorial staff and contributing to the Grove's Encyclopedia of American Music. My current project is a biography of Country Music Hall of Famers Homer and Jethro.